South University is a proprietary university owned by Education Management Corporation (EDMC) with programs in business, health care, design, and legal and criminal justice, operating at locations in Savannah, Georgia; Round Rock, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; Montgomery, Alabama; Novi, Michigan; Glen Allen, Virginia; Tampa, Florida; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Royal Palm Beach, Florida. It also offers distance education. South University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s, and associate’s degrees. South University consists of the following colleges and schools: South University's Doctor of Pharmacy program is one of only three schools of pharmacy in the state of Georgia. The institution was originally founded by John Draughon in 1899 as Draughon's Practical Business College. It operated under the name Draughon's Junior College until 1985, when the name South College was adopted to reflect its acquisition (in 1974) by the family of John T. South, III. The name was later changed to South University to reflect the institution's accreditation to award degrees at the masters and doctorate level.